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The short cruises are supposed to be released during the week of February 19, 2024

Captain Johnny posted on X that he has had his 12 and last Immune Therapy to prevent any re occurrence of the melanom cancer cell.

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I think your best bet is to keep an eye on release of new cruises for 2025. You may get a good price for Utopia in June but check out late August when schools are back. The 4 night cruise is the better of the two. We did this itinerary last May/June on Indy and enjoyed it. I saw that itinerary for AL and thought it was intriguing (could not go then) and I would have liked Cozumel.

Are the Sky JSs on Deck 6 for QN and OA Class ships?

I priced Wonder against B2B Utopia cruises in August and December and in both cases Utopia was $2,000 less for a Grand Suite. This was also close to Utopia cruises being released for sail. I worked with the Next Cruise Desk for the August cruise. We did the Allure B2B in November and it was great -- we really got a good price for those 2 cruises as the sailings had just been released.

That makes sense. We have two back to back cruises booked on Utopia in 2024

I priced a Sky Junior Suite on Star for Aug. 26, 2025, which I assume would have free wifi as Icon does. It was over $15,000 for the week.

Is it the best guess that Wonder moving to either Ft. Lauderdale or Miami for short cruises and Utopia will stay in Port Canaveral for 3 and 4 night cruises?

Booked it a year or two ago at $199

I read on another social media site that Captain Johnny has either posted or emailed that he will be on Icon in January. Looks like his skin cancer treatments were successful.

Great!! I hope I get to meet him.

The dermatologist hasn't found anything yet but I'm trying to be very careful. I got sun poisoning about 40 years ago and I wonder if something will show up now. We're from the iodine and baby oil.

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I think shady areas are popular because of people not wanting to develop skin cancer. My father had some areas removed from early detected skin cancer and I am just as fair as he was. So I sit in the shade.

Karen -- thanks for including all the upcoming ships including Utopia and Star in the chart. I think information on crew for UT should be coming out after the Icon inaugural or maybe sooner.

Caught Icon going under the Great Belt Bridge last night around 2:20 am on cruisemapper. There are videos on You Tube and some pictures on the other social media site.

From videos and pictures, it looks like there are shady areas. Is that correct? I like to sit on my own balcony when it's shady but it would be nice to have a bar and to meet people.

We're on Wonder on March 3. We've been splurging in suites and got a good price. We got an incredible price on Allure for the b2b in a GS. I booked as soon as it was released. for the cruises later in 2024, we compared prices and Utopia for a GS was $2,000 less than Wonder for the weeks we booked. I'm doing a little work for my boss, a State Senator who's running for re-election, so we'll have a little mad money. Like you, I have zero interest in Star -- too kid centered. The only way we'd do it is a family cruise like we did last August on Wonder and we felt the summer, kid heavy was a bit trying. I think the crowding and kids on Star would be out of sight. I did enjoy watching my grandsons having a great time on Wonder. Wonder has a great staff and March will be our 3rd time on the ship. I hope Utopia's staff is as good as Allure's. I did sign up for the Star alerts though just to keep it in the loop. We only sail out of Port Canaveral as it is a 4 1/2 hour drive from our home.

Thanks. Haven't been on the RCI website today. We'll probably either cruise on Celebrity if they keep the Equinox or another ship in Port C or Utopia back to back (we're doing two of these b2bs in 2024 -- enjoyed this on Allure a few weeks ago). I wonder what Star's prices will be like -- probably high. Hope it keeps Utopia's prices in check.

Not surprised -- it's not RCI's fault unless something else comes to light. Their case could go the way of the Grandmother's boyfriend who sat her 18 month granddaughter on a window on Freedom and the child fell 11 stories to the dock. The family did not win the case. I feel sorry for the family and the poor kid who lost his life. It would really be terrible if it was a Tic Toc Challenge.

I'm assuming out of Port Canaveral. Replacing Wonder

Is Captain Loy on Icon now as the ship has left the Turku shipyard and is sailing to the Shipyard in Cadiz for finishing.

I also like the sun pattern -- especially on an Eastern itinerary. Of course, the Suite Sun deck is close by -- just have to remember to put a towel down on the lounger before I sit down!!